A classified National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) satellite launched Saturday night from Cape Canaveral AFB, Fla., on a Delta IV heavy rocket provided by United Launch Alliance. ULA is a joint venture of Boeing [BA] and Lockheed Martin [LMT], and the Delta IV is a historically Boeing lifter. It was the first time an NRO payload was orbited by a Delta IV. The effort also involved Alliant Techsystems [ATK], which designed and produced the nozzle for the Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne-built…
NRO Satellite Is Launched On Delta IV Rocket From Cape Canaveral
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